MEGA MAN 8 ARTICLES

February 16, 2010 - With only a few weeks left before its March release, we can't wait for the Blue Bomber's next adventure -- so we're easing the wait by walking through each one of his classic outings, in order. Join us for this huge trip through time.

October 31, 2008 - The wildly successful Mega Man 9 has become the coolest kid on the retro-gaming block, and, true to its pedigree, it has a great soundtrack; the original six Mega Man titles for the NES had some of the bossest 8-bit tunes in all of... well, 8-bitdom. The aural horsepower developer Capcom managed to extract from that little sucker year in and year out was one of the series' strongest suits. Kids and teens spent the late 80s and early 90s flocking to rental outlets not only to check out the eight Robot Masters of each new installment, but also the eight criminally catchy tracks that would haunt them to their very beds, schooldesks, and baseball diamonds.

July 22, 2008 - Episode 8 of RetroCity was a touch short, so I'm making up for it this week with a super-sized edition. Craig Harris, Ryan Geddes, and Colin Moriarty join me for a roundtable about gaming in 1984, the NES v. Master System (Craig brings up the 7800 like it was a contender), and we jam a bit on Mega Man 9 -- which Colin and I both loved at E3 last week. Can you handle a 50-minute classic gaming nerd-splosion?

July 8, 2008 - RetroCity is back -- and about to go to E3. Episode 8 tracks some of the retro revivals we're hoping to see at E3, such as Golden Axe: Beast Rider and Bionic Commando. Is this the start of another round of re-imagined classics? Plus, listen to three more classic game tracks, including the title theme to Cinemaware's Defender of the Crown.

July 1, 2008 - Recently, Capcom revealed the impending launch of Mega Man 9, the next proper installment of the original Mega Man series. Mega Man has enjoyed no shortage of adventures since the American release of Mega Man 8 in 1997 on the Saturn and PlayStation (although, many would count Mega Man & Bass on the GBA in 2003), but Mega Man 9 will pit the Blue Bomber against a brand new crew of robot masters just like the classic games. According to early reports, Mega Man will square off against such monsters as Galaxy Man and Concrete Man. We can hardly wait to get our 8-bit on with Mega Man 9.